Entering Port Stephens at night had been an INTERESTING experience and the prospect of a well deserved nights sleep was overwhelming. Our location was Shoal Bay described by Alan Lucus the navigating guru of these parts as a little rolley with the swell entering the heads! It was clearly that! I lay in my bed wondering at what point in our development we loose the desire to be rocked to sleep. Do babies really find it a comfort? My other thoughts concerned the word swell. How different the two meanings! "He's a swell kind of guy." " We had a swell night out" All positive and pleasant. The swell of the sea is something quite different and that night it was certainly not a warm and fussy experience going through my head!
With strong winds the next morning and rain I wasn't too keen to go back out through the heads and so we moved up the bay to Soldiers Point Marina where a comfortable night was spent with no rocking or motion under Dreamweavers hull!
On Thursday the World was a different place with light winds and blue skies. We cast off the warps early and set off for an overnighter to Coffs Harbour. At the time of writing we have no wind at all the seas are flat and gently undulating. The dolphins have joined us again frollicking in the wash of the boat and Roger is pursuing his new polishing fettish!
Anne
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hello glad to hear that the weather is better at your end as it is pretty cold with a high wind and rain at this end.the roller coaster arrival sounded very exciting.wish i were there.what was coffs harbour like? where is the next stop? don't go too quickly or you will be at the top end and wanting to go round the corner and at Darwin before you know it! what's wrong with a bit of r&r at each place as you are supposed to be on holiday!take care D & T.
ReplyDeleteHi Anne and Roger
ReplyDeleteGlad to see that you are still afloat.
I had a great trekking holiday in Bhutan and now under the pump at work.
Happy Sailing
Paul